*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX3074500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-8,9-dihydroxy-10,11-epoxy-, syn-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63038-83-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E3 D6 B666 FOTT&&&J HQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * BA-8,9-Diol 10,11-oxide
   * Benz(a)anthracene,  
   8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-8-alpha,9-beta-dihydroxy-10-beta,11-beta-epoxy-
   * r-8,t-9-Dihydroxy-t-10,11-oxy-8,9,10,11-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthracene
   * syn-8,9,10,11-Tetrahydro-8,9-dihydroxy-10,11-epoxybenz(a)anthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   SCIEAS Science.  (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1895-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   215,1507,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1645,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,203,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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